DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: WED 08/26 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0953z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.8 - - 74.5 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 29 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4687 - - 5894 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 3713 - - 3598 - - 922 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 5576 - - 6783 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2224 - - 2430 - - 5984 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 361 - - 277 - - 22 W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 16 - - 4 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 288 - - 281 - - 265 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 8 - - 9 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 3 - - 2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1030 - - 1831 - - -1737 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 4547 - - 4952 - - 2675 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -1011 - - 793 - - -3212 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 6587 - - 5990 - - 4150 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 75 - - 96 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 690 - - 720 - - 1450 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 79.1 - - 79.8 - - 74.5 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.2 - - 61.1 - - 65.7 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 78.4 - - 79.7 - - 76.0 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 60.8 - - 59.8 - - 64.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 122 - - 29 - - -18 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 4687 - - 5894 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 2 - - 85 - - 32 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 11 - - 14 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99348 22 104 15 103 20 088 99348 91855 20 102 12 114 13 061 91855 86059 13 105 12 080 7 052 86059 81249 14 116 13 092 3 064 81249 77114 15 092 10 114 7 089 77114 73459 12 079 7 109 8 064 73459 70144 10 053 5 121 3 111 70144 67087 2 306 3 327 1 141 67087 64246 2 180 6 258 8 302 64246 61506 6 359 7 191 8 259 61506 58647 13 324 6 286 11 293 58647 55685 25 281 18 289 18 288 55685 52871 26 274 24 292 18 299 52871 50336 26 284 30 291 30 299 50336 48068 40 287 43 287 42 291 48068 46017 48 279 49 276 46 282 46017 44142 46 274 43 272 47 282 44142 42420 42 280 41 281 48 285 42420 40829 44 287 44 287 49 289 40829 39353 47 288 46 287 47 291 39353 37971 49 285 46 288 42 292 37971 36639 47 282 45 289 35 293 36639 35286 42 279 41 290 31 294 35286 33882 40 279 37 287 33 295 33882 32428 40 279 35 286 34 295 32428 30911 41 280 33 288 32 293 30911 29316 39 280 30 289 29 289 29316 27644 34 282 28 293 25 290 27644 25892 33 284 30 292 26 294 25892 24057 33 283 31 289 28 298 24057 22144 35 282 34 289 29 303 22144 20146 37 285 35 291 28 309 20146 18062 35 285 35 290 28 314 18062 15937 33 279 33 290 28 314 15937 13892 31 273 31 291 26 311 13892 12037 28 272 26 290 23 298 12037 10398 25 279 22 291 21 295 10398 8946 24 286 21 291 20 306 8946 7652 23 290 20*288 18 306 7652 6501 20*293 18*284 17 300 6501 5479 18*292 17 282 16 296 5479 4575 15 289 16 281 15 294 4575 3776 15 288 16 281 15 293 3776 3059 14 287 15 281 14 291 3059 2424 14 287 15 280 13 287 2424 1894 13 286 14 280 12 282 1894 1486 13 286 14 280 11 276 1486 1206 12 285 13 280 9 272 1206 1036 11 285 12 279 7 268 1036 938 9 285 9 279 4*265 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography